Go Buy "Modern Vampires of the City" today!

Note:  I am NOT a publicist or a promoter.  I have no interest in the new Vampire Weekend album other than to spread the word about good music.

So, have you purchased Vampire Weekend's new album yet?

If not, why?  Modern Vampires of the City is one of the best albums I have heard in years.  Yes, years.

(I know I blogged about this before, so I'm going to keep this short)

Here's what you do... click on these embedded videos from youtube, and listen to them... whilst you continue to surf the web in another tab.

Listen to all four songs, ok?  Starting with "Unbelievers"

Then, we slow it down with "Step"

Third track, the first release "Diane Young"

And lastly, "Worship You"

OK, so all those songs are really good, right?

So Go Forth and Buy Yourself the Album!  You will love it.  I give you the Doofus Garuntee.

A Weekend to Remember

With the release of "Modern Vampires of the City" the 'Alternative' rock band Vampire Weekend have created a modern alt rock classic.

I'm no music reviewer... in fact, to be honest I usually struggle to understand what music reviews mean.  What does "rich texture" mean when talking about music?  Or a soundscape?  What the heck is that?

I'm a music lover, but I'm really not into descriptions of what I hear.  If I like it, I'll generally listen to it, and I'll even mention the band and/or artist to my friends and family.

The first time that I'd ever even heard of Vampire Weekend, I was watching Saturday Night Live back in 2008 and they were advertised as next week's musical guest.  I said to my wife, "Who the heck is Vampire Weekend?"  I think I was expecting some sort of Goth/Punk/Hardcore band.  The next week they came on and played "A-Punk", and it took me about 15 seconds to decide that I liked them.

Here is the live performance from SNL of the first single "Diane Young" from MVoftheC.

Vampire Weekend is just getting better and better.

The last album that I was THIS addicted to, was Torches by Foster the People.  And, Modern Vampires of the City is a much, much better album than that.  I enjoy listening to the whole thing... but if you want to check out some standout tracks.....try these:
-Unbelievers
-Diane Young
-Everlasting Arms
-Ya Hey

However, if reviews are your thing...here are a few for Modern Vampires of the City:
Entertainment Weekly
Rolling Stone
Pitchfork.com
Spin

So, if you like music, and you like 'alternative' music, but with a little 'pop' thrown in there...give Vampire Weekend a listen.  It's good stuff.  I'll leave you with "Walcott" one of their first hits from the debut album.